WORKSHEETS
Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
ACTIVITIES
To celebrate Poetry Month, this resource shares 3 activities that will help high school students to engage with poetry…
LESSON PLANS
Students write fall-themed haikus, then decorate paper with beautiful autumn scenes on which to write their poetry. …
In this poetry lesson plan, introduce (or re-familiarize) your students with metaphors. Then, encourage them to get…
In this poetry activity, students attempt to determine the main idea the author wishes to present.
Use this poem to teach students about responsibility.
Use this poem to teach students about caring.
Students will construct a drawing demonstrating understanding of descriptive details from the poem and other texts.
Read this poem about a hairy dog, then have students compare and contrast the dog in the poem with other dogs they know.
Students write poems in different styles, such as Haiku and couplet.
Numerous language arts activities on vocabulary, letter writing, poetry, and reading comprehension extend and enhance…
Try a library-skills activity that focuses on evaluating and selecting books.
Explore plant growth and ratios in the human body through math and science activities for "Me and My Giant" by Shel…
Test your pupils' abilities to complete memorable phrases from popular nursery rhymes with this printable.
Integrate Sharon Creech's Love That Dog and Hate That Cat into your poetry unit with this teacher's guide. This packet…
Author Betsy Franco suggests ways to use Messing Around on the Monkey Bars and Other School Poems for Two Voices in your…
Plan a story time with the reading instruction and extension activities in this guide for Earthshake: Poems from the…
"The Man from Snowy River" is a poem that was adapted into a film and a TV show. In this activity, students will choose…
Students will learn about weathergrams in this poetry activity. They will then write their own weathergram.
Students recite a poem as a way to practice oral speaking.
Create your own chants and poetry about ecology, and make posters of them.
BOOK GUIDES
These poetry lesson starters showcase the variety of ways poetry can be used to reach a range of learners with different…
Caminar, a novel in verse inspired by actual events during Guatemala's civil war, is the moving story of a boy who loses…
April is National Poetry Month, but poems are fun year-round! Explore the world of poetry with activities for Poem Runs:…